February 2021 "Did you know?" - Hartland Consolidated ...

February 2021 “Did you know?”
Hartland High School
Did you know that Hartland High School has a senior student that is making a positive impact on the building
and music program? Senior student Colton Germane is an active member of the Wind Symphony, Chamber
Choir, Cadet Band, and in the fall, served as one of the Drum
Majors for the marching band. Growing up, Colton took oboe
lessons from Mrs. Laibly (band teacher at Farms), participated
in the Livingston County Youth Symphony Orchestra, as well as
the Spartan Youth Wind Symphony based at Michigan State
University. Colton was recently accepted into the MSU Music
Education Program, where he received a full-ride scholarship.
Colton will also try out to play the tenor sax for the MSU
marching band.
Colton aspires to be a music teacher and was given the
opportunity to lead a band class while Mr. Laibly watched. Colton developed a lesson plan and conducted a full
52-minute class period that included giving feedback to specific instrument groups. Well done Colton and
thank you Mr. Laibly for allowing Colton the chance to try his hand at running a class!

Hartland Legacy High School-Hartland Virtual Academy
Did you know that Legacy High School shares the HESSC building with over 15 different organizations? Our
unique location fosters dynamic community connections. The students have opportunities to intern, interact,
and get involved with potential career paths and/or Hartland volunteering. Some of the organizations that call
HESSC home include Hartland Community Education, Meals on Wheels, Child Care Network, and LESA Head
Start Programs to name a few.
We are excited to return to many of the team-building activities
such as Legacy students playing friendly games of basketball
                  against the team from Central Office,
                  Interview Day with retired Human Resource
                  representatives organized by Hartland Senior
                  Center Director Kim Konarski, and internships
                  to the Hartland Chamber of Commerce
                  where a Legacy student helped to plan the
                  Black & Bling International Women’s Day Event with Executive Director Katie Chuba.

Hartland Middle School
Did you know that Hartland Middle School staff and coaches are working hard to provide our students with
extracurricular activities during this COVID year? Students have been able to participate in a variety of after
school activities such as Quiz Bowl, Optimist Oratorical, Robotics, Bucket Drumline, Wrestling, Cheer, Pom,
Basketball, Volleyball, Cross Country and Swim. Staff and students have appreciated being able to experience
some “normal” during this unusual time. We would like to thank our club sponsors and coaches for their
extraordinary efforts to provide these experiences for our students while observing safety protocols.

Farms Intermediate School
Did you know that Farms teachers have provided numerous professional development opportunities
throughout the 2020-2021 school year? We discovered that the best professional development comes from
our colleagues! This year, teachers at Farms have taken charge and developed professional development that
is meaningful to all our staff.
Some of the professional development that has been offered by teachers:
   • Technology: Teachers taught one another tips and tricks for Google classroom. Teachers also shared
       and helped implement resources like Pear Deck, Jamboard, Clickers, and Classkick.
   • CASL: A team of teachers reviewed the importance of CASL and shared simple ideas that would help
       teachers continue to implement CASL in their classrooms.

•   ICT: Our IC Team reviewed the IC process, provided knowledge on the importance of being aware of
        and honoring working memory, and shared best practices with our staff and provided resources that
        teachers can use in their classrooms.
    • SEL: Our ancillary staff and school counselor shared strategies to help staff and students reduce
        anxiety. They launched our PBIS program that will be implemented school-wide.
    • School Improvement Groups: Teachers have been provided time to review and discuss SI content area
        goals and objectives. Conversations and collaboration continued with one another to help these goals
        be met.
    • Team Time: Teachers were able to meet within their teaching teams to collaborate on students and
        curriculum.
We are very proud of our staff and those who have gone above and beyond to help one another. Our
professional development is crucial to improving teaching and learning. We are successful when we share our
ideas and work together! Thank you to our Farms Staff!

Creekside Elementary School
Did you know that Creekside is partnering with HCS students to work with FUTURE teachers! Creekside has
three amazing students who are aspiring to be in the field of education. They will be spending time in Ms.
Carpenter’s, Ms. Komaromi’s and Mr. Guttridge’s classrooms to experience the life of a teacher. The CADET
program will allow these ladies to have everyday experiences with elementary children and staff and provide
insight into their future careers. We are excited to welcome to Creekside Annalise Yancho, Megan Vettraino,
and Lexi Klassa.

Lakes Elementary School
Did you know Lakes has a Kindness Tree? Our Kindness Tree grows
throughout the year! Students and staff can earn a kindness leaf for
completing a random act of kindness for someone else at Lakes. Our
Kindness Club is in charge of keeping this tree growing by promoting and
modeling random acts of kindness throughout our building and
community! They have performed many acts of kindness. For example,
our Kindness Club planned and ran a blanket and towel drive for the local
Humane Society locations earlier in the year. In addition, Lakes
participated in a food drive sponsored by our Lakes Cub Scout Pack
385. We collected hundreds of pounds of food and cleaning items that
were donated to Bountiful Harvest. Keep growing that KINDNESS!

Round Elementary School
Did you know that our Round students will be engaged in a Sports theme for March is Reading Month, complete
with a March Madness Book Bracket! The topics by grade level include: Kindergarten Hockey, First grade
Basketball, Second grade Football, Third grade Baseball and Fourth Grade Soccer. We are looking forward to
ramping up our reading motivation and engagement!

Village Elementary
Did you know that Village Elementary utilizes the morning announcements to make social-emotional learning
connections with students? Each day, a small idea or challenge is presented to our students that is directly
aligned to the concepts and ideas that are being taught through our social-emotional lessons. Villagers are
encouraged to be kind, demonstrate empathy, show responsibility, and understand the true meaning of
friendship. Starting off the day with a small anecdote or inspirational statement helps students connect to the
world beyond themselves and reinforces the skills and ideals that we are working on through our EAGLES
values. Here is an example of one of our morning announcements - Embrace being unique. Your quirks. The
inner wild that makes you, you. Live your own truth. Your weirdness is filled with all things wonderful. Love all
of who you are. In doing so, you are offering the one thing that no one else can give you: the beauty of
accepting yourself.

Student Nutrition
Did you know that we are ready to feed students even if they have been quarantined at home? Students that
have temporarily moved to remote learning can get a meal box from us anytime, they do not need to wait for
the Friday pick-up. We regularly contact our quarantined families to let them know how to receive meals, but
if you know of a student that will need meal assistance before the regularly scheduled Friday meal pickup,
please let us know. We want to feed them and make sure their needs are met while they are
temporarily learning remotely.

Community Education
Did you know that 30 high school students attended our SAT strategies and review class on February 22nd?
We have a practice test scheduled for February 26th. The students will be able to take the practice test and
obtain a score on the test.
Did you know that we already have over 200 soccer players registered for the spring soccer season and over 50
volleyball players registered for our spring travel program? There are still a few spots open!
Did you know that our preschool teachers met for Professional Development on February 22nd to focus on
how to continue collaborating with the district curriculum and aligning our kindergarten readiness? We
worked with the district math coach on the pacing guide for Kindergarten math and the ELA coach on focusing
on the Essentials 1-3.

                          Hartland Preschool Teachers after PD on February 22